A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was on Wednesday suspended following his prima facie involvement in the killing of a youth during street protests in the northern town of Kangan. A police statement said Gulzar Ahmad of Ganderbal district was placed under suspension pending a detailed enquiry into his involvement in the killing of Gowhar Ahmad ...
Amid new political churning ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal here on Wednesday. The two leaders met at Andhra Bhawan and were believed to have discussed the current political situation in the country after Naidu's TDP broke away from the B...
The Rajya Sabha's proceedings were again disrupted on Wednesday amid vociferous protests by opposition parties including the Congress, TDP and AIADMK over various issues forcing Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House till 2 p.m. As soon as the House met for the day, the newly elected members from Rajasthan, Odisha, Karnataka, Telangana and...
A Dutch lawyer having ties with former Trump campaign officials was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Tuesday for lying to federal investigators, the first to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. According to the indictment, Alex van der Zwaan, 33, lied about his contacts with former campaign official Rick Gates of...
Taking another step toward building a quieter supersonic aircraft, the US space agency has awarded a $247.5 million contract to the global aerospace company Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin has been selected to build a new piloted X-plane called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The X-plane will create a "gentle thump",...
In the backdrop of the Class 12 economics question paper leak, the Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry has set up a high-power committee to examine the CBSE's examination process. The committee, constituted on Tuesday, comprises experts under the chairmanship of former HRD Secretary V.S. Oberoi. It will suggest measures to make the exam proce...
Normal life was derailed in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as separatists announced a protest march to Shopian town in solidarity with civilians killed in fighting between militants and security forces. As train services remained suspended for a third consecutive day, the authorities closed all educational institutions and postponed exams scheduled for Wednesday ...
Police have responded to multiple 911 calls at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno in the US state of California....
Congress' Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot blamed the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state for the deteriorating law and order situation, courtesy the divide and rule policy it had adopted. ...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed his party will retain power in Karnataka by securing a majority in the May 12 Assembly elections....
